Craig Blackwell

Before joining Bannermans Lawyers as Special Counsel in 2012, Craig has worked for over 17 years as a solicitor in a number of building and construction practices, including a period in-house at a publicly listed construction company.

Craig is a qualified lawyer on the roll of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia. He became an Accredited Commercial Litigation Specialist in 1995 with the Law Society of New South Wales and has recently been Accredited as an Adjudicator under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act.

During his 17 years of experience in the building and construction industry he has been involved in various major construction projects including:

Commercial warehouses and offices

Office and residential tower buildings

Power plants, substations and co-generation plants

Residential and cluster developments

Schools, hospitals and aged care facilities

Shopping centres

Tunnelling and infrastructure

Waste water treatment plants

Craig has extensive experience and expertise across the entire spectrum of building and construction law including:

Advising on and drafting Payment Claims, Payment Schedules and all aspects of matters under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act.